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Thursday, June 19
Source: Grand Rapids Press , WOOD-TV , Grand Rapids Press WAYLAND, Mich. -- Two high-school girls who beat up another girl, reportedly because she advocated for LGBT rights in the school, will face assault charges in juvenile court, Grand Rapids Press reports. But they won't face enhanced penalties...
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Wednesday, June 11
Source: Fort Meyers News-Press , WINK-TV , PrideSource.com Tallahassee, Fla. -- Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday signed the "Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up For All Students Act" into law. Jeffrey Johnston was 15 in June 2005, just having finished his ninth-grade year at Ida S. Baker High in Cape...
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Wednesday, April 30
Source: Boston Globe , PhysOrg.com Saying that being bullied can leave a mark on a child for life, state public health officials today released a comprehensive guide to prevent bullying in the state's schools. "Our kids deserve to grow up in an environment that is free from harassment and violence...
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Tuesday, April 29
Source: Sarasota Herald Tribune , News-Press Tallahassee -- Instead of celebrating her son's 26th birthday yesterday, Pat Mulder was at the state capitol urging lawmakers to pass a bill that she hopes will help prevent another mother from suffering the pain she feels every day. "Last year I...
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Sunday, April 27
Source: Orlando Sentinel , News-Press , CBS News The parents of Ryan Keith Skipper, the victim of a gay-hate-crime murder in Polk County, will mark what would have been his 27th birthday Monday by joining others in support of anti-bullying legislation in Tallahassee. The Florida State Senate is one vote...
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Saturday, April 26
Source: Providence Journal , Arizona Republic , Rochester Democrat and Chronicle , Modesto Bee , Seattle Times , Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum The school's namesake peak overlooks the entrance to Mount Si High in Snoqualmie, WA. Only about 100 anti-gay demonstrators showed up at the school Friday, despite...
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Saturday, April 26
Source: Providence Journal , Arizona Republic , Rochester Democrat and Chronicle , Modesto Bee , Seattle Times , Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum The school's namesake peak overlooks the entrance to Mount Si High in Snoqualmie, WA. Only about 100 anti-gay demonstrators showed up at the school Friday, despite...
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Monday, March 31
Source: The Argus King shooting ON TUESDAY, Feb. 12, 14-year-old Brandon McInerney accompanied his class to the computer lab at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard. He was supposed to complete an English project. Instead, he approached his classmate Lawrence King and shot him in the head. Brandon...
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Tuesday, March 18
Source: BBC News London -- The word "gay" is now the most frequently used term of abuse in schools, says a report. How did it get to be so prevalent and why do children use homophobic insults to get at each other? Every generation of schoolchildren has them, the playground put-downs that can...
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Thursday, March 13
Source: Daily World (Aberdeen/Gray's Harbor) King shooting Aberdeen, Wash. -- An Aberdeen High School senior who threatened a classmate on a MySpace web site will serve seven days in jail for harassment. “You are young,” the judge told Brandon Peterman, “but you’re old enough to know better.” Peterman...
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